Vanderbilt University
See Schedule O
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$13.8B
+4.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$71.8M
+17.3% YoY
Grant Count
192
+9.1% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$374K
+7.5% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $13,766,694,412 | $13,149,511,362 | $13,531,777,510 |
| Revenue | $2,567,650,038 | $2,266,404,948 | $3,316,640,682 |
| Expenses | $2,297,164,772 | $2,025,948,154 | $2,029,890,292 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $739,166,968 | $405,457,697 | $1,589,140,119 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
825 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Diermeier | See Schedule O | 50 | $2,427,798 |
| Adena Friedman | Trustee | 3 | — |
| Adolpho A Birch III | Secretary | 3 | — |
| Alexander C Taylor | Trustee | 3 | — |
| Andrew Hoine | Trustee | 4 | — |
| Bruce R Evans | Chairman | 6 | — |
| Cindy Kent | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Conner Searcy | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Corey E Thomas | Trustee | 1 | — |
| George Huber | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Greg S Allen | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Ike Lawrence Epstein | Trustee | 3 | — |
| Jay C Hoag | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Jeffrey J Rothschild | Vice-Chairman | 3 | — |
| Jennifer Frist | Trustee | 1 | — |
| John Arnold | Trustee | 1 | — |
| John R Ingram | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Jon Winkelried | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Justin Ishbia | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Kathleen E Justice-Moore | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Kito K Huggins | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Lamar Alexander | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Makeba Williams | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Mark P Mays | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Mark Wilf | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Nina Kohler | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Nora W Tyson | Vice-Chariman | 3 | — |
| Peter Marshall | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Robert Levy | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Sean Connolly | Trustee | 3 | — |
| Shaiza Rizavi | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Shirley M Collado | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Somto Okoye | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Steven H Madden Sr | Trustee | 3 | — |
| Suzanne Perot McGee | Trustee | 3 | — |
| Timothy L Warnock | Trustee | 1 | — |
| W Douglas Parker | Trustee | 4 | — |
| Anders W Hall | See Schedule O | 50 | $6,001,511 |
| Brett C Sweet | See Schedule O | 50 | $1,749,056 |
| C Cybele Raver | See Schedule O | 50 | $986,474 |
| Candice S Lee | See Schedule O | 50 | $1,222,589 |
| Eric C Kopstain | See Schedule O | 50 | $742,835 |
| John M Lutz | See Schedule O | 50 | $1,484,891 |
| Nathan Green | See Schedule O | 50 | $466,282 |
| Ruby Shellaway | See Schedule O | 50 | $815,093 |
| Steve Ertel | See Schedule O | 50 | $467,702 |
| Sydney Savion | See Schedule O | 50 | — |
| John Geer | See Schedule O | 50 | $1,066,194 |
| John Kuriyan | See Schedule O | 50 | $1,094,054 |
| Clark Lea | See Schedule O | 50 | $3,663,116 |
| Derek Mason | See Schedule O | 50 | $2,166,660 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | See Schedule O | 50 | $4,187,650 |
| Randall Thomas | See Schedule O | 50 | $942,715 |
| Timothy C Corbin | See Schedule O | 50 | $1,819,456 |
| Andre L Churchwell | See Schedule O | 50 | $714,062 |
| Lawrence J Marnett | See Schedule O | 50 | $672,383 |
| Nicholas S Zeppos | See Schedule O | 50 | $218,072 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Tennessee $203.7M (69%)
California $11.0M (4%)
Illinois $7.3M (2%)
Texas $7.3M (2%)
North Carolina $4.9M (2%)
Pennsylvania $4.7M (2%)
Georgia $4.7M (2%)
Massachusetts $4.3M (1%)
+34 more states
States
AlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin
Cities
AlbuquerqueAnn ArborArlingtonAthensAtlantaAugustaAustinBaltimoreBedfordBereaBerkeleyBethesdaBirminghamBlacksburgBloomingtonBolivarBostonBoulderBozemanBrentwood
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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